Shahid Afridi Dropped From Series Vs Ireland

Shahid Afridi, the Pakistani Skipper,allrounder, has been Dropped from the squad for the two one-day internationals against Ireland later this month,Misbah Ul Haq will Lead The Side.

The pull-out comes after days of speculation about Afridi's unhappiness at the decision to remove him as captain, with some local reports even suggesting he would retire from the game altogether, though there is no indication yet that this is the case. Last week the board chose to replace Afridi as ODI captain with Misbah-ul-Haq, despite the former having led Pakistan to the semi-final of the World Cup.

Pakistan are expected to arrive in Ireland on Wednesday, with the two games scheduled for May 28 and 30. The board will not be sending a replacement for Afridi.

Afridi took over as ODI captain properly in June last year, before the Asia Cup, having been appointed the Twenty20 captain the previous year.Shahid Afridi Lead The Pakistan Side in World Cup Won 6 Matches,Pakistan Finished Top On the Group A.Misbah is currently the Test captain, now becomes the fifth ODI captain under the near three-year tenure of mr Joker(ejaz butt); there have also been six Test captains in that time.